426. Coushatta Baskets, Part 2

<div>Episode 426. Part 2 of our <a href="http://archive.org/download/426-bates-and-langley-coushatta-baskets-part-2/426--Bates_and_Langley--Coushatta_baskets--part_2.mp3" target="_blank">interview</a> with Denise Bates and Linda Langley about Coushatta Baskets and the people who make them. <a href="https://lsupress.org/books/detail/louisiana-coushatta-basket-makers/" target="_blank"><i>Louisiana Coushatta Basket Makers</i></a> brings together oral histories, tribal records, archival materials, and archaeological evidence to explore the fascinating history of the Coushatta Tribe’s famed basket weavers. <span><a name='more'></a></span>After settling at their present location near the town of Elton, Louisiana, in the 1880s, the Coushatta (Koasati) tribe developed a basket industry that bolstered the local tribal economy and became the basis for generating tourism and political mobilization. The baskets represented a material culture that distinguished the Coushattas as Indigenous people within an ethnically and racially diverse region.&nbsp; <span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: 18px;"></span> <ol type="a"><li>This week in Louisiana history. July 17, 1795. First bishop of New Orleans, Don Luis Cardenas, arrives in Louisiana. </li><li>This week in New Orleans history. July 17, 1976, ZZTop performed at Tulane Stadium. <br /> </li><li>This week in Louisiana. <br /> <a href="https://www.louisianatravel.com/articles/tabasco-sauce-bottled-avery-island">Tabasco Hot Pepper Sauce is Bottled on Avery Island</a><br /> Louisiana's Cajun Country is home to the world's favorite hot sauce.<br /> Avery Island, the birthplace of Tabasco Brand Products including TABASCO® pepper sauce, has been owned for over 180 years by the interrelated Marsh, Avery and McIlhenny families. Lush subtropical